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Part I: Basic Training
b. Use the panel on the left side of the File New Database dialog box to
navigate to a folder for your database. When you’re looking at a list
of folders, click once to select the one in which you want to store your
database.
c. As needed, click the New Folder button and name your new folder —
click OK to return to the File New Database dialog box.
d. Click OK — the name you gave the file back in Step 2 is applied, and
the file is saved to the location you chose.
Figure 1-15:
Name and
choose a
location to
store your
database
file.
4. Click the Create button.
A blank table opens. An ID column is automatically created, along with
the first field of your database, with the instructions “Click to Add”. The
cell beneath that instruction is active, awaiting data.
At this point, you can begin entering records into your first table or begin
naming your fields and setting them up. The field names go in the topmost
row (the ID field is already created, as previously stated), and the label Click
to Add is atop the column with the active cell. If you choose to save your
table now (right-click the Table1 tab and choose Save), you can name your
table something more useful than Table1.
Starting with a template
Access provides templates (prepared files that work sort of like database
cookie-cutters) for your new database needs. You’ll find a set of template
icons in the Available Templates panel, as soon as you open Access. As
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